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Vivo iQOO 13 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro

85 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
74 out of 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Vivo iQOO 13
Google Pixel 9 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo iQOO 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 30, 2024, against the Google Pixel 9 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3150K versus 1606K)
  • Has a 0.52 inch larger screen size
  • Shows 38% longer battery life (30:28 vs 22:07 hours)
  • Comes with 1450 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 4700 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 27W)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 12W
  • Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (2317 against 1793 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 128 GB
60.5
(Average)
Value Index
30.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO 13
vs
Pixel 9 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1280 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 510 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Schott Xensation Alpha Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.1%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iQOO 13
6.82″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
Pixel 9 Pro
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
iQOO 13
1793 nits
Pixel 9 Pro +29%
2317 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.37 mm (6.43 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 76.71 mm (3.02 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green White, Black, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.39/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
iQOO 13 +3%
89.6%
Pixel 9 Pro
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G4
Max clock 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO 13 +137%
3008
Pixel 9 Pro
1268
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO 13 +108%
9297
Pixel 9 Pro
4471
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO 13 +145%
24763
Pixel 9 Pro
10088
Compute Score (GPU) 24763 10088
Single-core score 3008 1268
Multi-core score 9297 4471
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO 13 +96%
3150555
Pixel 9 Pro
1606238
CPU 903944 593578
GPU 1153744 419286
Memory 415491 209607
UX 677376 383767
Total score 3150555 1606238
Samples [33 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
iQOO 13 +140%
2509
Pixel 9 Pro
1047
Stability 77% 78%
Graphics test 19 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 2509 1047
3DMark Solar Bay
iQOO 13
11463
Pixel 9 Pro
n/a
Graphics test 44 FPS -
Section 1 49 FPS -
Section 2 44 FPS -
Section 3 37 FPS -
Graphics score 11463 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
iQOO 13
6250
Pixel 9 Pro
n/a
Graphics test 37 FPS -
Graphics score 6250 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
iQOO 13 +18%
15763
Pixel 9 Pro
13308
Web score 14234 10518
Video editing 6801 7606
Photo editing 39527 20039
Data manipulation 13253 13898
Writing score 20704 17296
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-02 (Fenix)AnTuTu 123392682
📘 2026-09-25 (Asuna)AnTuTu 113203192
📘 2026-09-24 (Fenix)AnTuTu 123343403
📘 2026-08-15 (Kh)AnTuTu 113166164
📘 2026-08-03 (ShiNo_Maebure)AnTuTu 113090760
Add View all (45)
Google Pixel 9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-09 (danyages)AnTuTu 111606238
📘 2026-03-05 (Sashka2005)AnTuTu 111499601
📘 2024-10-16 (notReal)Geekbench 6 CPU1268 / 4471
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Funtouch 16 Stock Android
OS size - 28.8 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6150 mAh 4700 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 27 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:32 hr 1:24 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:22 hr 10:12 hr
Watching video 17:57 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 08:12 hr 06:23 hr
Standby 129 hr 96 hr
General battery life
iQOO 13 +38%
30:28 hr
Pixel 9 Pro
22:07 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX921 Samsung GN1
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.8
Focal length 50 mm 113 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.7
Focal length 15 mm 12 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 28 mm 18 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
iQOO 13
n/a
Pixel 9 Pro
90.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 August 2024
Release date November 2024 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $999
Successor - Vivo iQOO 15 - Google Pixel 10 Pro
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.37 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Not included
Further details
Notes on iQOO 13:
    - Only the 16/512 GB variant has UFS 4.1 storage; the rest use UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo iQOO 13 is definitely a better buy.

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